The inventors of a flying car say they are only two years away and a few million dollars short of having their product ready for the public.

Speaking to the Journal, CEO Carl Dietrich acknowledged that he has already received 100 pre-orders for the vehicle — each costing roughly $279,000 — and plans on being able to fulfill those requests within the next two years.

These flying cars would be perfect for somebody like me who wants to fly. Rather than just buying a plane, which is more difficult to transport by itself, I could have both in one.

I suspect that even if this wasn't useful for the average consumer, a weaponized version of these vehicles could be useful for the military. They can fly to a location where a car could not otherwise reach and then use the car as necessary.

"I'm always a firm believer in us being able to make our own decisions." --Kobe Bryant

It would be cool, but here's the one thing I've always had in mind: cars break down. OUR cars. They wear and tear.

Professionals perform maintenance on planes routinely, and quite often compared to us and our vehicles.

Just the other day, I had a guy sitting in the Taco Bell drive-thru, and his rugged, 1987 Beretta had died. I wonder what would have happened if his car-plane had died, and what would have happened to any passengers or those he eventually hits as he falls to his death.